Junior Collas collars the senior open

Saturday 28th August 2010, 2:29PM BST.

Leanne Gallienne on Sunny Boy was defending her senior novice jumping title on day three of the Horse of the Year Show at Chemin Le Roi yesterday. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1016890)

LYDIA COLLAS came out on top in the Senior Open Jumping event after one of the closest battles so far in this year’s Horse of the Year show.

The 15-year-old won the 29-strong class with a flawless run, in what was the only ride to dip below the 40sec. mark.

The youngster was the best of an excellent bunch, with just under half of the field managing clear rounds without any faults.

Collas, riding Diamond Den, went off very early in the proceedings, going round in 39.03. That was only the third clear round by that point and by far the quickest of that trio.